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WRA update: Des Moines plant capacity, biosolids, PFAS testing and resource‑recovery projects
Summary
The Water Reclamation Authority treatment plant treats roughly 65 million gallons per day, generates revenue from hauled waste and RNG, and plans several capital projects including phosphorus recovery and an aeration basin.
Scott Hutchins, assistant public works director and director of the Water Reclamation Authority (WRA), briefed council members on the plant the WRA operates under contract with the City of Des Moines. Hutchins said the plant treats about 65,000,000 gallons a day, receives roughly 70 truckloads of hauled waste that generate about $2,000,000 in revenue, and employs about 120 people when fully staffed. Hutchins described biosolids handling…
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